Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, CM Devendra Fadnavis to hold meeting of Vice-Chancellors tomorrow

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Governor and Chancellor of universities in the state C Vidyasagar Rao has convened a meeting of Vice-Chancellors of non-agricultural universities tomorrow.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Finance and Planning Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, Higher, Technical and Education Minister Vinod Tawde, Ministers of State and senior government officials will attend the meeting, which will be held in Sahyadri State Guest House at 5 PM, a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said.

The meeting comes after Mumbai University Vice-Chancellor Rajan Welukar was on February 19 removed from his post after being found that he did not qualify for it.

The previous meeting of the Joint Board of Vice- Chancellors was held on September 3, 2013.

The governor will also present President's Police Medals and Police Medals for Distinguished and Meritorious Service to 57 police officers and personnel at Darbar Hall in Raj Bhavan tomorrow evening.

The police medals were announced on the Republic Day in 2013. Fadnavis and senior police officers will be present on the occasion.